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- [Voiceover] Hi and welcometo Office 365: Publisher Essential Training.I'm David Rivers.Publisher has evolved over the yearsand this latest version continues to be powerfully robust,yet easy to use.Now, if you've already taken ourPublisher 2016 Essential Training course here at lynda.com,you should know this course covers the exact same thing.After all, the Publisher you get with Office 365is the exact same thing as Publisher 2016.So, if you need to lay out graphics-intensive documentsthat are specifically designed for publication,Office 365 Publisher might be the right program for you.

We'll begin with a tour of the newand improved user interfaceto get you comfortable in your environment.Then it's onto the basicsof creating publications from scratch,whether they be blank or pre-formatted publicationsusing one of the many templates availableto you here in Publisher.You can create your own graphical objectsor insert existing objects like shapes, pictures,text boxes, and word art.So, we'll spend a great deal of timeworking will all types of objects,from how to insert them properlyto manipulating and formatting themto make them look their best.

We'll also get into more complex functionalitywhen we start customizing the layout and designof our publication.This will involve the use of master pages,backgrounds, templates, and building blocks.Of course, Publisher publications are usually madeto be shared, so we'll discuss waysto send out publications using Mail Merge functionalityfor mass mailings, using traditional mail,and even email, as well as printing optionslike prepping your publication for commercial printingand printing on your own.

So, with so much to cover, let's get startedwith Office 365: Publisher Essential Training.

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10/20/2015

This course offers in-depth instruction in all the core features and tools in Publisher 2016—the desktop publishing software included with an Office 365 subscription. Author David Rivers demonstrates Publisher's features using real-world examples of the different kinds of publications you can create with Publisher, from greeting cards to brochures to newsletters. The course explains how to work with text frames and format and edit text; insert and position shapes, pictures, and tables; and customize and automate the layout and design of publications. Plus, learn about Publisher's features for sending out mass mailing with Mail Merge and sharing publications on the web or in print.